The latest Eurobarometer survey released today reveals the highest level of trust in the European Union in 18 years and the highest-ever support for the euro. In the current geopolitical context, Europeans would also like to see a stronger and more assertive EU through a common defence and security policy, while peace remains the value that best represents the EU.
Trust in the EU is at its highest in 18 years
52% of Europeans trust the EU, the highest result since 2007. The level of trust is highest among young people aged 15-24 (59%). Setting another 18-year record, 52% of Europeans say they trust the European Commission, with scoring again particularly high among young citizens (57%). At the same time, 36% of Europeans say they trust their national government and 37% say they trust their national parliament.
Three quarters of respondents (75%) - the highest level in more than two decades - say they feel they are citizens of the EU.
In addition, more than six in ten EU citizens (62%) are also optimistic about the future of the EU.
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I have to say trump did help on that. Maybe Elon can be thanked too.
Don’t forget Brexit got the ball rolling! We fucked ourselves so hard that the other countries who were thinking about leaving were like “yep, we’re not doing that!”
True
If you show the stick, people like the carrot a bit more?
Carrots tastes so good now
It is as if not being a capitalist overlowrd and actualy thinking about people makes them like you. Crazy times we live in.
They can do a lot more on that front and the numbers are going to go higher still.
Unsurprising, allying against a common enemy breeds patriotism. I never felt proud of being European until this year ! (Although I’d probably still like to move to a different EU country)
I was suspecting some of this stats when I saw them trying to pass the new mass surveillance law…
They are trying to pass this sort of law for decades.
“In the face of the Russian war of aggression against Ukraine, 80% of European respondents agree with welcoming into the EU people fleeing the war,…”
And then some people say we are xenophobes! Na!
great! :D
